 Studying the Merchant of Venice, here's how you can analyse the second half of Act 4 scene 1. Portia comes in dressed up in disguise, she's dressed up as Balthazar and we can see that even if she is in front of the entire court she's quiet commanding and authoritative and even Sherlock respects her. Portia at first tries to convince Sherlock to have mercy on Antonio, nevertheless Sherlock stays firm and he refuses. Portia then speaks to Zero to say that she agrees that Sherlock has the right to have his contract enforced and respected. Sherlock is elated to see that Portia has agreed to the terms of the contract and he speaks in these acclamatory sentences to say that she's a really good lawyer. Portia then speaks using alliteration to remind Sherlock that he still doesn't have to go through with taking a pound of the flesh, he can take three times the original loan amount. Yet Sherlock responds using hyperforo to say he doesn't care he wants a pound of Antonio's flesh, the money doesn't matter to him anymore. Antonio then grows impatient, he wants to know the court's decision and Portia then tells him using this imperative sentence that the court has decided to honor Sherlock's contract. Sherlock is really excited to hear that he's going to be getting a pound of Antonio's flesh and he speaks using these acclamatory sentences congratulating Portia for being such an excellent lawyer. Remember that Portia is still a man in this case and Sherlock is congratulating Balthazar for being so good at making this judgment. Antonio has completely resigned himself to his fate and he speaks using i'm a contender to tell Bassanio that he is still happy to die because he knows that Bassanio got what he wanted, he got a marriage out of this horrible agreement and he's happy to die knowing that Bassanio will be happy. As Sherlock prepares to take a pound of Antonio's flesh from his heart Portia speaks using caesura to ask him to pause for a second. She speaks using assonance to say that Sherlock can have a pound of Antonio's flesh from even close to his heart but he must not shed a drop of blood. She cleverly interprets Venetian law telling Sherlock that any foreigner including a Jew who sheds a Venetian Christian's blood can be killed under Venetian law. Upon hearing this Sherlock changes his mind and asks for his loan back yet Portia is incredibly harsh and she tells Sherlock that he's not going to have any of his money back. Portia then speaks in these declarative sentences telling Sherlock that because of his crime of trying to shed Antonio's blood he now has to give up all of his possessions to the state as well as Antonio. Antonio then shows Sherlock what he thinks is kindness when he says he's going to take half of Sherlock's possessions and the other half will go to Lorenzo once Sherlock dies. Sherlock is devastated and he speaks using this simple sentence to show that he has no choice but to accept these conditions from Antonio. Bassanio is so grateful to the lawyer and he speaks using this imperative sentence to say that he must give the lawyer a gift. Portia then decides to test his love and she takes the ring which she had given Bassanio as a gift. Although Bassanio refuses, Antonio his friend reminds him of what the lawyer has done for them and he convinces Bassanio to give both his eyes ring.